Louisiana State University quarterback Zach Mettenberger completed 21-of-35 passes for 247 yards and a touchdown, while Jermauria Rasco had five tackles, including three sacks, as LSU wrapped up its third week of spring practice with a scrimmage in Tiger Stadium on Thursday.

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“I think our team is making improvement,” said head coach Les Miles. “We were sloppy at times on the offensive side of the ball. The offense is really much improved. It’s just that they’re shooting themselves in the foot and they have to understand that we are not going to play football that way. I think we have talented players who can make big plays. The quarterback is throwing the ball better, but we have to improve on the little things.”

Miles said some of the things the Tigers have to correct on offense include penalties, the center-quarterback exchange and protecting the football. Miles noted that the offense scored four touchdowns on the day, including twice against the No. 1 defense.

Miles said Thursday’s scrimmage featured a lot of third-down situations as well as the two-minute drill. LSU also spent time on all phases of the kicking game.

Other offensive standouts for the Tigers included running back Kenny Hilliard, who led all rushers with 90 yards on 20 carries. Terrence Magee added 76 rushing yards, including an 11-yard TD run, on seven attempts, while Jeremy Hill had 60 yards on 13 carries.

For the second straight scrimmage, Jarvis Landry led all receivers with seven catches for 77 yards, which included a 7-yard TD reception from Mettenberger, Landry also hauled in a 30-yard catch during the workout.

Miles said freshman Avery Peterson followed with four receptions for 60 yards, while Dillon Gordon had four catches for 40 yards and Odell Beckham, Jr. added a pair of receptions for 30 yards.

Rasco had his best outing of the spring with five tackles, three of which were sacks. Two of Rasco’s sacks came during the two-minute drill against the No. 1 offense. Miles said Rasco’s final sack of the day came on fourth-and-long and would have ended the contest had it been a real game.

“Rasco had a nice day,” Miles said. “He continues to improve with every practice. It looked like (Craig) Loston had a nice day as well. He made some big plays for that defense."

After nine practices into spring drills, LSU will take next week off for spring break before returning for its final six workouts on April 7.

School officials said the annual National L Club Spring Game is scheduled for 2 p.m. on April 20 in Tiger Stadium. Admission is free to the spring game.